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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$70,834 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #144 most popular major in the country with 919 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#3

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree environmental engineering programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 81
Arizona 29
Oklahoma 12
New Mexico 2

One of 39 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

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